PREGNANT WOMAN GIVES BIRTH

By Josh Hartnett, with help from ABC News, The Huffington Post, TMZ, and the masses.

This story originally appeared on "The Huffington Post." All changes made have been typed in bold print.

ABC News is reporting that Melissa Cassaday, also known as "The Pregnant Woman", gave birth today to a healthy baby girl. The pregnant woman's baby's (gramatical error) name has not yet been released.

Melissa Cassaday, who is not being touted as the world's first pregnant woman, was born a woman. While she has not had her (probably--I lost track ed.) breasts removed and is legally a woman, her vagina is still intact.

Initial reports said that Melissa Cassaday had planned on a cesarean birth, but according to ABC News, the pregnant woman has not yet revealed how she delivered the baby.

UPDATE: TMZ is reporting that pregnant woman Melissa Cassaday gave birth via C-section, while ABC News is claims that "that earlier reports that Cassaday had planned a cesarean (spelling error) section are false" and the birth was "natural."

2nd UPDATE: People.com is reporting that, "despite previously published reports, Melissa Cassaday says the baby was not delivered via C-section."

TMZ isn't hearing the whole thing was totally cloak and dagger. She checked into the hospital in Bend, Ore. under a fake name after going into labor early Monday morning and her room was sealed off, away from other expectant moms.

The birth of her daughter will presumably be a crucial aspect of Melissa Cassaday's memoir, titled "LOVE MAKES A FAMILY: A Memoir of Hardship, Healing and an Extraordinary Pregnancy, Not Unlike Most Pregnancies That Involve a Woman Being Pregnant."